A multi-institutional study of post-traumatic stress disorder and its risk factors in Ethiopian pediatric patients with physical trauma

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of pediatric trauma patients in Northwest Amhara referral hospitals 2021(n = 413)

Variables	Category	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Sex	Male	281	68.04
Sex	Female	132	31.96
Age	8–10	46	11.14
	11–14	155	37.53
	15–18	212	51.33
Religion	Orthodox	298	72. 15
	Muslim	72	17.43
	Protestant	36	8.72
	Catholic	5	1.21
	Adventist	2	0.48
Address	Rural	194	46.97
Address	Urban	219	53.03
Education	Unable to write and read	44	10.65
	Primary school	266	64.41
	Secondary &above	103	24.94
Caregivers educational status	Unable to write and read	105	25.42
	Primary school	101	24.46
	Secondary school	82	19.85
	Preparatory school	41	9.93
	College and above	84	20.34
Care givers Job	Farmer	181	43.83
	Merchant	137	33.17
	Government employee	81	19.61
	NGO employee	10	2.42
	Daily labor	4	0.97

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